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Cathy Lamb

Author of Julia's Chocolates

19+ Works 2,193 Members 120 Reviews 8 Favorited

Works by Cathy Lamb

Julia's Chocolates (2007) 427 copies
The Last Time I Was Me (2008) 272 copies
Henry's Sisters (2009) 264 copies
Such A Pretty Face (2010) 239 copies
Holiday Magic (2010) 154 copies
A Different Kind of Normal (2012) 119 copies
If You Could See What I See (2012) 87 copies
What I Remember Most (2014) 79 copies
My Very Best Friend (2015) 70 copies
No Place I'd Rather Be (2017) 69 copies
The Man She Married (2018) 54 copies
The Language of Sisters (2016) 51 copies
All About Evie (2019) 33 copies

Associated Works

Comfort and Joy [Anthology 4-in-1] (2007) — Contributor — 184 copies
Our First Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (2014) — Contributor — 88 copies

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I read this book a few years ago and realize I never reviewed it! Although it has been a while since I read it, the story was funny, heartwarming, and sad... as Cathy's novels usually are.

She somehow knows how to make us laugh, even when the story is sad. And the importance of family always resonates in her stories, reminding us what is really important in life.
 
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JillHannah | 5 other reviews | Nov 20, 2023 |
I dislike plots that are thin and rely on cutsie details to try to appeal to the reader. How did Natalie have so many clothes when she was in rehab? Plus, it could have used a proofreader or editor. Allusion when it should have been illusion? I’m sorry I wasted my time.
 
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cathy.lemann | 4 other reviews | Mar 21, 2023 |
What a fun book to read with characters I grew to love in small town Golden, Oregon. It makes me want to visit.

Julia goes to live with her Aunt Julia after running away from her abusive ex-fiance. Aunt Lydia is a hoot and sort of eccentric with her psychic nights with the local psychic Caroline. Her yard is full of pigs, both real and fake, with toilet seats filled with flowers. She names her real chickens and pigs and treats them like royalty.

Some of the residents are friends of Lydia's and they become a big part and friends of Julia's too.

It's not all roses in this book believe me and it was hard to read in some places.

The epilogue, as I always say, was happy and predicable but after what some of these women went through, it was nice to see.
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sweetbabyjane58 | 18 other reviews | Mar 1, 2023 |
2.5 stars. Uhgggggh!
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Rating
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